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Conference Creator Iceland News Stathis Leivaditis

The Future Of Democracy Rises In Iceland | PirateTimes

The Future of Democracy Emerges in Iceland May 19, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Conference The crisis that knocked on Iceland’s door in 2008, turned out to be a “beneficial” fact for the country. It was beneficial because it abruptly and suddenly made Icelandic people question many things about politics and economics. Mainly, it made them realize that they should not leave their fate in the hands of politicians and bankers but should actively, themselves, participate in the democratic procedures and shape their future. The massive awakening mobilized Icelandic people and resulted in the forming of many grassroots movements with new parties and new politicians emerging. The economic crash …

Creator Iceland Júlíus Blómkvist Friðriksson News

Iceland Pirates get Loot While Progressive Party Suffers | | PirateTimes

Iceland Pirates get Loot While Progressive Party Suffers May 8, 2016 · by Júlíus Blómkvist Friðriksson · in Pirate Party News Update: 18/5, it turns out that our source frettatiminn.is did refer to potential results from poll if there were elections today. Not that the february poll would determine allocation of funding as we initially stated. Icelandic can sometimes be hard to interpret even for a native author. In Iceland, financial support for political parties is allocated based on how well they do in poll elections. On 1 February 2016. The political parties get 290 Million ISK  (~2.000.000 Euro) in total and is distributed based on their poll results (those above 2.5% support). On …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Iceland News Pirate Topic

Icelandic Pirates on the Verge of Government – Can we help? | PirateTimes

Icelandic Pirates on the Verge of Government – Can we help? April 21, 2016 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic This post is also available in: Spanish How to help Icelandic Pirates is a rather difficult question to answer. With only three MPs the party does not get much funding from the state. They still need to rely mainly on their members and supporters to fund them. We, in the international pirate community, can’t send money (nor any form of material assistance) as that is forbidden by law for political parties. Is there anything we can do to help then? The government has promised that elections will take place in …

Creator Iceland Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Parties

Pirate Party Iceland Polling at 43%, Almost a Majority | PirateTimes

Pirate Party Iceland Polling at 43%, Almost a Majority April 6, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News After leading the polls for almost a year, the Pirate Party of Iceland has reached their highest result with 43% in the latest poll. This result would be a landslide victory over the current ruling government at 29.5% (7.9% + 21.6%). After being elected in 2013, with a mere 5.1% of the votes, PPIS popularity has exploded. Since 30 April 2015 they have consistently polled at over 30% (see graphic below) and have been leading every single poll showing that their rise in popularity was not just a flash in the …

Creator Iceland Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Icelandic Status Quo: Out With the Old, In With the Old | PirateTimes

Icelandic Status Quo: Out With the Old, In With the Old April 8, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Schrödinger’s PM is out of the box. He is apparently alive and in good spirit. A new PM has been sworn into office. In fact, nothing has changed in Iceland! Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson announced that he stepped down from his post as Prime Minister but will remain as the Chairman of the Progressive Party and still sit in the Parliament as a normal MP. He will be replaced by Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, vice chairman of the same party. Sigurður, born in 1962, has served as …

Creator Iceland News Stathis Leivaditis

Pirate Party Iceland and Their Path to Popularity | PirateTimes

Pirate Party Iceland and Their Path to Popularity April 7, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News The Pirate Party Iceland (PPIS) was formed only 3.5 years ago. In 2013 three of their Pirates were elected into parliament (5.1%) and have, together with their party, now managed to shake up a nation. For the past year PPIS have consistently polled more than 30%, making them the most popular party in Iceland. The Pirate Times has continually reported on the progress of the Pirate Party of Iceland. We take a historical look-back upon earlier articles to better describe how PPIS managed to get where they are today. Everything started with the …

Creator Iceland Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Parties

PPIS | PirateTimes – Part 2

Re-elections looming close as Iceland hits a political scandal April 4, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The recent release of the #Panamapapers has already resulted in startling revelations spanning the globe. The “leak” reveals that several people, previously beyond suspicion (as well as those already subject to blacklisting and criminals), set up off-shore companies within more… PPIS is Largest Party on Iceland for 6th Month October 7, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News If there were elections in Iceland today 34.6% of the population would vote for the Pirate Party. This is the result from the  latest Gallup poll, a slight decrease …

Creator Iceland Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Iceland | PirateTimes – Part 2

Re-elections looming close as Iceland hits a political scandal April 4, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The recent release of the #Panamapapers has already resulted in startling revelations spanning the globe. The “leak” reveals that several people, previously beyond suspicion (as well as those already subject to blacklisting and criminals), set up off-shore companies within more… Crucial state elections for the German Pirates March 12, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election The Pirate Party of Germany (PPDE) and the Pirate movement as a whole, will be experiencing the first of many election tests in 2016 and the coming year 2017. The first …

Creator Iceland Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Parties

PPIS is Largest Party on Iceland for 6th Month | PirateTimes

PPIS is Largest Party on Iceland for 6th Month October 7, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News If there were elections in Iceland today 34.6% of the population would vote for the Pirate Party. This is the result from the  latest Gallup poll, a slight decrease in support for the Pirate Party of Iceland. However, it is still the second highest poll result they have achieved with the highest being last month at 35.9%. The pirate party is currently slightly larger than the two current government parties together. The Independence Party (24.4%) and the Progressive Party (10.1%) have a total support of 34.5% (0.1% less than the Pirate Party). …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator General Assembly Iceland News

Iceland’s Pirates Have a New Steering Committee | PirateTimes

Iceland’s Pirates Have a New Steering Committee September 2, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in General Assembly This post is also available in: Spanish In the weekend of 29-30 August 2015 The Pirate Party of Iceland held a General Assembly in which they elected a new steering committee and passed two important motions. As we publish the latest polls indicate PPIS is now polling at 36% and would have 26 seats – three more than both current governing parties and it would not be practicable to form a government that did not include the Pirates if elections reflected these numbers. The new steering committee has a daunting task ahead …

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